Storytelling and art making come together to explore the topics addressed by Artist-in-Residence Judy Tuwaletstiwa. This program is in partnership with the Storytellers of San Diego and is geared towards an adult audience. -6pm to 7:00pm- ReceptionMusic, drinks, hors d'oeuvres & light refreshments. -7:00pm- Stories begin ABOUT THE ARTIST Judy Tuwaletstiwa's work is about healing through a diversity of mediums, storytelling, and language. She engages in a practice that is rooted in deep reflection and the lives lived outside of our own experience. Diving into the details of meaning and origins, Tuwaletstiwa’s work is about stories, considering how language, both visual and literary, build understanding and ultimately a road to healing, dealing with trauma, and finding beauty. Tuwaletstiwa’s medium centers around transition; clay becomes ceramic, sand transforms to glass, and objects come alive as she builds tools to deal with the sorrows and joys thrown on the path of life. Tuwaletstiwa was born in Los Angeles, CA, received her B.A. in English Literature from the University of California, Berkeley and M.A.T. in English Literature from Harvard University. Now located in Galisteo, NM, she has participated in residencies all across the United States and is in collections at the Corning Museum of Glass, New York, NY; Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM; and the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, American Literature Collection at Yale university. She has shown at the Center for Contemporary Arts Santa Fe in Sante Fe, NM; Bullseye Projects in Portland, OR; William Siegal Gallery in Santa Fe, NM; and New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, NM.   CLICK HERE TO REGISTER   MORE >

Please join us for Artist-in-Residence Judy Tuwaletstiwa's Studio Series on December 13th. Experience a unique opportunity as Judy discusses her background and artistic process and unveils her residency work. -6pm to 7:00pm- ReceptionMusic, drinks, hors d'oeuvres & light refreshments -7:00pm to 8pm- Artist Talk ABOUT THE ARTIST Judy Tuwaletstiwa's work is about healing through a diversity of mediums, storytelling, and language. She engages in a practice that is rooted in deep reflection and the lives lived outside of our own experience. Diving into the details of meaning and origins, Tuwaletstiwa’s work is about stories, considering how language, both visual and literary, build understanding and ultimately a road to healing, dealing with trauma, and finding beauty. Tuwaletstiwa’s medium centers around transition; clay becomes ceramic, sand transforms to glass, and objects come alive as she builds tools to deal with the sorrows and joys thrown on the path of life. Tuwaletstiwa was born in Los Angeles, CA, received her B.A. in English Literature from the University of California, Berkeley and M.A.T. in English Literature from Harvard University. Now located in Galisteo, NM, she has participated in residencies all across the United States and is in collections at the Corning Museum of Glass, New York, NY; Museum of Fine Arts, Santa Fe, NM; and the Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, American Literature Collection at Yale university. She has shown at the Center for Contemporary Arts Santa Fe in Sante Fe, NM; Bullseye Projects in Portland, OR; William Siegal Gallery in Santa Fe, NM; and New Mexico Museum of Art, Santa Fe, NM.   CLICK HERE TO REGISTER   MORE >

Please join us for Featured Regional Artist Darel Carey's Reception & Artist Talk on January 17th. Experience a unique opportunity as we invite Darel Carey to talk about his work and artistic process. -6pm to 7:00pm- Art LoungeMusic, drinks, hors d'oeuvres & light refreshments. -7:00pm to 8pm- Artist Talk and Q&A ABOUT THE ARTIST Darel Carey investigates the human perception of space through the use of quotidian mediums. His exhibition at Lux will explore how straight lines can transform into curves, building a tromp l’oeil in three dimensions. In this instance, Carey will be utilizing common tape as a tool to alter our perception of the gallery space and reconsider topics of systems, patterns, and data accumulation.   CLICK HERE TO RSVP   MORE >

Please join us for Chiachio and Giannone's Reception on January 24th. Experience a unique opportunity and mingle with the artists while enjoying drinks, light refreshments, live music and more. 6:00pm to 7:00pmMembers Only Preview Hour 7:00pm to 9:00pmPublic Opening ABOUT THE ARTIST Working and living together as partners in Buenos Aires, Argentina Leo Chiachio & Daniel Giannone both trained as painters and now use threads and fabric as their painterly medium to create hand embroidery and textile mosaics as they “paint with needles”. Their embroidery is a celebration of the family portrait, using themselves and their dogs as the subjects they find new and imaginative ways of depicting themselves, filled with humor and fantasy, as they consider the changing concepts around family. Chiachio & Gianonne’s textile mosaics are references to LGBTQ artists and their legacy in Latin America. Chiachio & Giannone recently completed a residency at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, CA and have shown at Chamber Gallery, New York, NY; Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL; the Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA; and the Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD. They have also shown extensively all over the world, including Argentina, China, France, Italy, Mexico, the Philippines, United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. Chiachio & Giannone will be Lux’s first artist collective.   CLICK HERE TO REGISTER   MORE >

Storytelling and art making come together to explore the topics addressed by Artists-in-Residence Chiachio and Giannone. This program is in partnership with the Storytellers of San Diego and is geared towards an adult audience. -6pm to 7:00pm- ReceptionMusic, drinks, hors d'oeuvres & light refreshments. -7:00pm- Stories begin ABOUT THE ARTISTs Working and living together as partners in Buenos Aires, Argentina Leo Chiachio & Daniel Giannone both trained as painters and now use threads and fabric as their painterly medium to create hand embroidery and textile mosaics as they “paint with needles”. Their embroidery is a celebration of the family portrait, using themselves and their dogs as the subjects they find new and imaginative ways of depicting themselves, filled with humor and fantasy, as they consider the changing concepts around family. Chiachio & Gianonne’s textile mosaics are references to LGBTQ artists and their legacy in Latin America. Chiachio & Giannone recently completed a residency at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, CA and have shown at Chamber Gallery, New York, NY; Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL; the Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA; and the Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD. They have also shown extensively all over the world, including Argentina, China, France, Italy, Mexico, the Philippines, United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. Chiachio & Giannone will be Lux’s first artist collective.  CLICK HERE TO REGISTER   MORE >

Please join us for Artists-in-Residence Chiachio and Giannone's Studio Series on February 21st. Experience a unique opportunity as Chiachio and Giannone discuss their background and artistic process and unveil their residency work. -6pm to 7:00pm- ReceptionMusic, drinks, hors d'oeuvres & light refreshments. -7:00pm to 8pm- Artist Talk ABOUT THE ARTIST Working and living together as partners in Buenos Aires, Argentina Leo Chiachio & Daniel Giannone both trained as painters and now use threads and fabric as their painterly medium to create hand embroidery and textile mosaics as they “paint with needles”. Their embroidery is a celebration of the family portrait, using themselves and their dogs as the subjects they find new and imaginative ways of depicting themselves, filled with humor and fantasy, as they consider the changing concepts around family. Chiachio & Gianonne’s textile mosaics are references to LGBTQ artists and their legacy in Latin America. Chiachio & Giannone recently completed a residency at the Museum of Latin American Art in Long Beach, CA and have shown at Chamber Gallery, New York, NY; Bernice Steinbaum Gallery, Miami, FL; the Boston Center for the Arts, Boston, MA; and the Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD. They have also shown extensively all over the world, including Argentina, China, France, Italy, Mexico, the Philippines, United Kingdom, and the Netherlands. Chiachio & Giannone will be Lux’s first artist collective.   CLICK HERE TO REGISTER   MORE >

Please join us for Kahn & Selesnick's Reception on April 3rd. Experience a unique opportunity and mingle with the artists while enjoying drinks, light refreshments, live music and more. 6:00pm to 7:00pmMembers Only Preview Hour 7:00pm to 9:00pmPublic Opening ABOUT THE ARTIST Kahn & Selesnick. Nicholas Kahn, born in New York City, and Richard Selesnick, born in London, UK, have collaboratively created extensive mythologies since the 1980’s. Working with photography and installation, their stories are a combination of past, present, and future, mixed with fantasy and anthropology. Using materials, elaborate costumes, and narratives that are pushed to the absurd, Kahn & Selesnick’s anthropologies are a mix of utopian and dystopian lore. Kahn & Selesnick both received BFA’s from Washington University, where they started working together and are currently based out of New York state. They have shown at the Brooklyn Museum of Art; the Philadelphia Museum of Art; The Houston Museum of Art; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and the Smithsonian Institution.   CLICK HERE TO REGISTER   MORE >

Storytelling and art making come together to explore the topics addressed by Artists-in-Residence Kahn & Selesnick. This program is in partnership with the Storytellers of San Diego and is geared towards an adult audience. -6pm to 7:00pm- ReceptionMusic, drinks, hors d'oeuvres & light refreshments. -7:00pm- Stories begin ABOUT THE ARTISTs Kahn & Selesnick. Nicholas Kahn, born in New York City, and Richard Selesnick, born in London, UK, have collaboratively created extensive mythologies since the 1980’s. Working with photography and installation, their stories are a combination of past, present, and future, mixed with fantasy and anthropology. Using materials, elaborate costumes, and narratives that are pushed to the absurd, Kahn & Selesnick’s anthropologies are a mix of utopian and dystopian lore. Kahn & Selesnick both received BFA’s from Washington University, where they started working together and are currently based out of New York state. They have shown at the Brooklyn Museum of Art; the Philadelphia Museum of Art; The Houston Museum of Art; the Los Angeles County Museum of Art; and the Smithsonian Institution.   CLICK HERE TO REGISTER   MORE >